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Real estate agents

The external links are found and verified.

  • National Association of REALTORS (NAR) History: Search results44,,43,42,41,40,39,38,37,36 confirm that NAR was founded in 1908 as the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges. I can use their official site or a reputable news source. I will use a direct NAR link for history if available, otherwise Bankrate or other reliable financial news source. Let's use https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/history (if it works, otherwise something like Bankrate). Self-correction: The provided search result35 is from nar.realtor, so I will use that for the history section.
  • NAR Code of Ethics: Search results34,33,32,31,30 clearly show the NAR Code of Ethics. I can use https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-professional-standards/code-of-ethics for this. Self-correction: The provided search result29 is from nar.realtor, so I will use that.
  • State Real Estate Licensing Requirements: Search results28,27,26,25,24 provide information on New York State real estate licensing. I will use https://dos.ny.gov/real-estate-salesperson as an example of a government site.
  • Criticisms/Antitrust Lawsuit: Search results23,22,21,20,19,18 mention the recent NAR antitrust settlement regarding commissions. I will use a reliable news source for this. CBS News17 or ClassAction.org16 look promising. I'll use CBS News for a major news outlet. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-association-of-realtors-cut-commissions-settlement-financial-impact/

Now, I will construct the LINK_POOL and then write the article.

LINK_POOL (hidden table)

TypeAnchor TextURL
INTERNALproperty valuation`
INTERNALcommission`
INTERNALlisting agreement`
INTERNALbuyer's agent`
INTERNALseller's agent`
INTERNALfiduciary duty`
INTERNALclosing costs`
INTERNALmortgage`
INTERNALproperty taxes`
INTERNALdue diligence`
INTERNALappraisal`
INTERNALmarket analysis`
INTERNALnegotiation`
INTERNALcontract`
INTERNALescrow`
EXTERNALNational Association of REALTORS®https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/history
EXTERNALCode of Ethicshttps://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-professional-standards/code-of-ethics
EXTERNALNew York State Department of Statehttps://dos.ny.gov/real-estate-salesperson
EXTERNALCBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-association-of-realtors-cut-commissions-settlement-financial-impact/

All set to write the article.12, 34, 56, 78, 9101112, 1314, 15